Just last week, we shared the news that Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is being localised for release in the west, but that's only the beginning for fans of the franchise. Thanks to seemingly decent sales and fan desire, it would appear that plenty more titles will soon be following suit.

Hosoi & Kikuchi: "As sales numbers in North America and Europe were similar on PlayStation 4 and Switch versions, it seems this title could reach players new to the Atelier series."

Of course, Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings was the third and final part of the 'Mysterious' trilogy of titles, with the overall series being split into various storylines throughout its history. Asked if Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists would follow this trend, despite being a spin-off title of sorts, Hosoi & Kikuchi seem open to the idea as long as the first game is successful.

Hosoi & Kikuchi: We have developed this title while thinking about making a series out of it if it is successful. Adding in further instalment’s characters from future Atelier series games will allow fresh and exciting possibilities.

Potentially, this means we could see at least another two games in the series, and recent trends would suggest that the games would almost certiainly be released on Switch. And that's not all, either, as the producers have also said that a western localisation of the mobile game Atelier Online could happen "if feedback is positive". Presumably, this relates to feedback from Japanese players, so we'll have to wait and see how that one plays out.

Are you an Atelier fan? Would you like to see more and more games appear on Switch? Let us know with a comment below.

Ryan can list the first 151 Pokémon all in order off by heart – a feat he calls his ‘party trick’ despite being such an introvert that he’d never be found anywhere near a party. He’d much rather just have a night in with Mario Kart and a pizza, and we can’t say we blame him.

Want this series to do well, so the Switch has everything it needs to be the key JRPG machine of the next five years or so. However, I struggle to fit in more than a couple of mammoth 80-hour-plus RPGs a year, and Atelier has so far fallen behind the queue of Xenoblade, Octopath and Dark Souls, with SMT, DQXI, Valkyrie and FFXII also to come. Not to mention Pokemon. I'm glad others find the time for this series though.

I love the atelier series and I will surely buy the next installments, (preferably on my switch), but I would have preferred if they waited longer for the next main entry. I liked lydie and suelle, but it felt rushed sometimes. The remakes and Nelke would have been a perfect time for that.